Class Teacher - Maternity Cover
Halfway Nursery Infant School, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S20 3GU24 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
11 June 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
18 May 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.5 hours per week
Contract type
- Fixed term - 1 year - Maternity or parental leave cover
Full-time equivalent salary
- £31650-£38034
Pay scale
- M1 to M4
What skills and experience we're looking for
Applications are requested from candidates who:
Have ambitious aspirations and the ability to motivate and inspire every child to reach their full potential.
Have a proven track record of successfully delivering quality first teaching that has secured high standards of learning and progress.
Can demonstrate creative and inspirational approaches to the curriculum.
Want to make learning stimulating, creative and fun!
What the school offers its staff
Our School Can Offer:
Leadership committed to empowering staff.
A supportive and hardworking staff team.
Inspiring children who want to learn.
Further details about the role
The children at Halfway Nursery Infant School are seeking a new class teacher from September 2025! They want a person who is eager for adventure and knows how to make learning engaging, challenging and most importantly fun! This post is a temporary position to cover maternity leave.
We are looking to appoint a committed and professional teacher who will be responsible for delivering high standards of teaching and learning for all pupils, through carefully constructed task designs and challenges in lessons. The successful candidate must be a good team player. Ideally the successful candidate will have experience of working within the EYFS and KS1 curriculums.
Halfway Nursery Infant School is located at the heart of our community in the south of Sheffield. At the heart of all we do are our children. We want them to enjoy their childhood and be valued for their individuality, culture and heritage, ready to go into the wider world as well rounded, happy, healthy and responsible citizens. At Halfway, we strive for every child to be aspirational and forward thinking in all they do and remain lifelong learners who are reflective, resilient and adaptable.
We have high expectations for all our children and are committed to ensuring they are not only ready for the next step in their education as they move to our federated Junior school, but also able to positively contribute to their communities.
Visits to the school are encouraged and warmly welcomed.
Dates for visits are:
Friday 23rd May at 2pm
Tuesday 3rd June at 3:45pm
Friday 6th June at 11am
Monday 9th June at 3:45pm
Please telephone the office to arrange a visit.
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people. The successful candidate will be required to complete an enhanced DBS.
For further details and an application form please contact: Helena Clayton,
Office Manager 01142 482360
Email:- Helena.clayton@halfway-inf.sheffield.sch.uk
Closing Date: Midday on 11th June 2025
Interviews: Wednesday 18th June 2025
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
Please complete the online application.
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Halfway Nursery Infant School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 7
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 201 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 7
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Halfway Nursery Infant School website
- Email address
- helena.clayton@halfway-inf.sheffield.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01142482360
Arranging a visit to Halfway Nursery Infant School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email helena.clayton@halfway-inf.sheffield.sch.uk.
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